Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-09-09
VISITING COSTUMES.
Elegant Toilets brought Out During tho
Midsummer Season.

Midsummer Season.
One of the most stylish costumes pre-
sented has plain skirt in pcau de sole
in one of the new biscuit shades. 1t
is bordcred about the lower edge and
down the front side with band of the
material embroidered in Egyptian de-
signs in gold thread. This overskirt
part opens on the left side, disclosing
II fan panel of the fabric. The short
tunic is draped so that it covers the
edge of the bodice and falls slightly
over the panel on the left side; it is
then carried up to meet the full pufled
drapery at the back The corsagc has
plated chemisctte in biscuit surah,
with corselet front of the material,
embroidered and laced with gold. The
collar and cuffs are of pcau de sole, em-
broidercd with gold in smaller designs
than those on the band trimming
skirt.
The hat to wear with this very strik-
ing and becoming dress is in fancy bis
cult straw, the brim is upturned and
secured to the crown at the left side,
and the hat is trimmed profuscly with
loops OF ribbon in the color of dress
goods and clusters of yellow and gold
flowers. The parasol is in the tone of
the dress, with a band border On suite
with that on the skirt, the embroidery
designs being in size between those
on the collar and cuffs and the larger
ones on the skirt trimming.
Rather more simple in construction
is suit of blue wooden stuff, with largo
spots in darker shade of blue. The
underskirt is perfectly plain. The long
drapery is gracefully arranged scarf
fashion in front, and in puiis at the
back. The bodice has tucked front
of blue surah, and the dress is CONF
pleted with collar, cuffs and full fold
belt to match. Tho cream colorcd
straw hat is trimmed with Frenchy
combination of blue, pink and cream
in ribbons and flowers.
Pompadour poplinette and soft surah
in the heliotropc shades are combined
in novel and graceful toilet just fin
ished by n leading modiste. The pop
linette is striped in two tones of hello
trope and has tiny sprays of pink 1ow-
ers with green leaves running through
the lighter stripe. The skirt is made
of poplinette and is plain in front, but
plated at the back. The fiat apron
and panel in heliotrope surah arc
joined together by bows of ribbon on
the right side, A drapcd tunic falls in
coquillc folds in the center and covers
the left side, and the drapery at the
back is looped in puns. The surah
revers finish the corsage of poplinettc,
which is open, with waistcoat and
striped gnuze over the bust and is
joined below by bows of ribbon to
match those on the skirt. The collar
and cuffs are of surnh.
The capotc is formed of multi-colorod
heliotropc beads, in which all Che tones
of that sweet-scented flowAr combine,
from the richest purple to TIE lavender
and pink. This bonnet u trimmed in
front with sRrigs of mignouette and
heliotropc witli pink-edeed lilac ribbon.
Cream parasol, with heliotrope border
and unique handle in natural wood
tied with IiDbon bow.
About the newest summer toilet
brought out is one with skirt of em-
broidered net over silk foundation
skirt, which is finished at the lower
edge with u narrow plating of the silk.
The tunic is of striped shot silk, open
and plated in front and draped at tire
back, where it merges in the pulled
back drapcry. The pointed corsage of
striped silk is open in front, whore "a is
trimmed with jabot of embroidered
net and iichu composed of silk and
embroidery. The sleeves arc finished
to match. Tho stylish straw hat Is
trimmed with striped gauzc and wild
flowers IA suitable colors. Chicago
Times.